Someone asked about washing up Turkish style. Myra in fact asked on the essays page. Instead of responding there, I thought I would just post a topic about it. I am sure everyone will find it totally fascinating! *tongue in cheek*
Maybe other cultures do it the same way, but I only know about Turkish and English styles.

Generally in England, if you haven't got a dishwasher people tend to fill a sink or big washing up bowl with hot bubbly water and sling everything in and then give em a good scrub take the items out put them on the side and dry them on a tea towel.

In Turkey, you lavishly squirt dishwashing liquid on to a sponge. YOu then soap everything all over, and when you have finished, rinse everything under hot water and leave to dry. This is just in keeping with the Muslim culture of washing everything in running water. I particularly like the part where you don't have to dry up the dishes. When you think about it, it makes good sense, why do we dry clean dishes on bacteria infested tea towels?

So that's it folks, washing up Turkish style. No prizes for guessing who taught me how to do this! Off ya...

well,there r dishwasher in many homes,but our women trust their hands more then washers,so washers very pleased to be lazy in many Turkish homes

Cleaning and washing,these r most important parts of their life of traditional Turkish womenmachines sits and they works

i do the washing up the same way as turkish people then...?

but when i went to turkey last year, i was staying with apo and his family.
i did the washing up one morning, just how lyndie explained the turkish style there, and apo's mum puchsed everythng back into the sink after i had done it, and told me it was wrong!!! she then re did it (exactly the same way) and made me stand there and watch her!! :'(

hehe,Turkish mums likes to teach everything to youngs,even if they do it correct

well,hard questions for to answer,but as if thats behaviour of her smells a bit jeolusy

anla işte be Ceyda,anneler biraz kıskanç olur,tabiki hepsi değil

When Linda said it makes sense I thought about another smillar subject that would have make sense if Brits would think about it.
Every morning I'm shaving and washing my face in a sink like this:
http://www.happyworker.com/fun/postcards/img/back/Sink.jpg

It has two taps, one for cold and one for hot water. The problem is that hot water is too hot and cold water is too cold. I need the mixture of both. So I keep holding my hands under one tap and then the other to get some of both to wash my face. When I'm washing my hands I choose the hot tap but I must be very fast since the hot water gets too hot very quickly. Sometimes I end up burning my hands a little with hot water and then calming them down under cold water.

Isn't it possible for Brits to change the taps, change the plugs, switch to Euro and run traffic on the right side. Life would have been so easier.

Great minds think alike, Aenigma. And now to bed you!!

Yeah, on July I'm moving to my 6.th flat in London in two years. So far all the places I have lived in had the same taps. I'll ask the landlord to change the taps but I doubt he will be very impressed with this idea.

I have similar taps in my bathroom - but the temperature control for the boiler is within arm's reach so I just turn the temperature of the hot tap down to suit

Actually I don't move very often. I just had to live in a few temporary places for short term until I found a permanent place and now the landlady wants to move in.

Such a nice discussion on taps I can't do anything else than agree with Deli_kizin, since I also live in Holland . But when I was in the UK, a friend of mine had the same problem when he wanted to shave.. silly Brits .

Lyndie
Thank u so much for answering my question regarding washing up the Turkish way. I found your essay so facinating. When are u doing your next essay??
Myra

talk about taps in Britain, well over here we have the same concepts like Erdinc shown, or get the mixer which is the trend now in my country but in Belgium i had the mixer installed in all my bathrooms and toilet (comes with bidet too)

What I want to add was this experience i had the 1st time in London. It's one of those B & B near Notting Hill (i think) i had to choose in one of Heathrow Airport Hotel service because I missed my connection flight to Brussels... Ok, to cut the story short, after the long hours of travelling and waiting (also looking for that B & B in the dark and under shower of rain) the 1st thing in my head was to the Loo!!!

Without much thought, i turned on the light of the bathroom and sit on the toilet bowl (sorry, to described in detail.. ) Good heavens!!! I nearly fell through the seat!!! I was surprised to see the toilet bowl is HUGE..i mean i had to hold on the rim..balancing like an acrobat without accidently dipping in... It's scary to think i may stuck myself in there and need help

I guessed that type of toilet bowl is old compared to current models but... Anyway, each time i went into Hotel or any lodging, I look before I plunge!!!

Just going back to the washing up thing. We are probably all aware of the hundreds of wifes tales in turkey..but heres one I couldnt keep a straight face over. My Turksih friend came to stay here in uk and the first time i washed up ..he stood watching..and i wash up like thousands of brits..wash in washing up liquid and put dishes etc on drainer and leave. I rinse the cutlery and glasses under hot water. He was beside himself.. apparantly if all the dishes etc are not dried immediatly ..we will all get cancer :-S Well there are plenty more where that came from..but thats another story..and I never did die from wearing nothing on my feet in my home lol

Hello jools!
Just to let you know that washing up liquid has been proven to be a known carcengenic! Your Turkish friend is right - unfortunately!!!!!!
I always rinse everything because of this ...... and then I have a cigarette afterwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!